Unisex name · since 1950
Dru
2,788 babies named Dru in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,665 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,373 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,788
- born since 1950
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dru currently ranks #2373 among unisex names in America, with 2,788 babies recorded since 1950.
Social Security Administration records show Dru recorded 2,788 times among boys since 1950, holding rank #2373 nationally today, ahead of 83% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2025.
- #2,665 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,373 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,788 born since 1950
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dru ranks #2,665 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,373 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,788 born since 1950, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,665 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,373 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,788
- born since 1950
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dru's 2,788 recorded births place it above 94.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Dru compares
2,788 Top 18% higher than 82% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dru's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dru | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,788 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 99 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dru's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dru's full recorded timeline at 1988, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1950, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 99 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dru popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 99
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Dru popularity over time - girls
1,866 total births recorded since 1943 (Dru as girls' name)
Dru by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (536 births, 19% of the file).
2000s was Dru's strongest decade.
536 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Dru births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 149
1950s
149 births
- 1960s
1960s
238 births
- 1970s
1970s
239 births
- 1980s
1980s
344 births
- 1990s
1990s
516 births
- 2000s
2000s
536 births
- 2010s
2010s
373 births
- 2020s
2020s
393 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 536 births (19% of all-time use).
How Dru compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dru's total volume
Dru by state
Where Dru concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 178 | 6.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 146 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 47 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 35 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 25 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 22 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 15 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 0.4% |
178 of 2,788 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Dru appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dru's data
- Dru's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (536 total births) through the 2020s (393) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Drus (178 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Dru
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dru: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~75 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1950–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dru draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.